(RDAR) has invested $640,000 in a collaborative research project with the Canadian Beef Improvement Network (CBIN) to develop a unified, standardized and producer-accessible beef cattle genetics data platform.
Through this platform, CBIN will provide commercial cattle producers and the entire beef production chain access to critical data that will help better inform genetic decisions and improve environmental and economic sustainability.
To date, eight Canadian beef cattle breed associations have committed to participate in the development of CBIN under the leadership of the Canadian Beef Breeds Council. This data-driven platform will benefit Canadian cattle producers directly. CBIN will give producers access to on-farm, on-demand genetic information to improve herd quality and inform marketing and genetic selection decisions.
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Today, genetic information is available to help producers make essential breeding decisions on fertility, growth, feed efficiency, disposition, calving ease and carcass measures, to name a few. However, the beef industry underuses genetic data, and significant opportunities for producers to optimize their herd genetics are missed. By using the CBIN platform to inform genetics decisions, producers will realize substantial benefits by capturing environmental efficiencies, improving animal and herd health and management and validating product quality.
RDAR’s funding contributions — of which $576,000 comes from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) — are valued at $640,000 over 18 months.
To learn more about RDAR research projects, please visit rdar.ca/research.
